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ant to those respective license agreements, B&L Inc. provided to
B&L Ireland and B&L Hong Kong specifications for sunglass assem-
bly, production know-how and training, ongoing technical assis-
tance and support, standard operating procedures, and other
documents and information relating to the sunglass assembly
process. B&L Ireland and B&L Hong Kong paid royalties to B&L
Inc. for the use of such technology.
B&L Ireland and B&L Hong Kong were required to assemble B&L
sunglasses in accordance with the specifications for such sun-
glasses established by B&L Inc. Although B&L Ireland and B&L
Hong Kong were able to recommend changes in the specifications,
they were not free to ignore the specifications established by
B&L Inc.
Management Functions at B&L Ireland and B&L Hong Kong
B&L Ireland employed between 55 and 66 employees, including
the following supervisors (also known as managers) who were
responsible for the conduct of B&L Ireland's sunglass assembly
operations: (1) A plant manager who was responsible for ensuring
that the plant was properly sized for the volume of production
the plant was required to generate and for ensuring the coordina-
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facilities in Rochester, B&L Inc. treated sunglass assembly as a
separate function from the fabrication of sunglass parts. The
assembly operations at B&L Inc., B&L Ireland, and B&L Hong Kong
received some parts from the same parts warehouse located in
Rochester.
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